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Boston College Beats UNH in 3rd Overtime

Boston College outlasted New Hampshire, 5-4, in three overtimes Friday to advance to the Hockey East championship. The Eagles will play Vermont, 3-1 victors over Boston University.

B.C. ended the longest semifinal game in the 24 years of the Hockey East 43 seconds into the third overtime when Benn Ferriero’s point shot deflecteded off UNH’s Craig Switzer and over the glove of goalie Kevin Regan.

UNH had a 4-1 lead in the second period, but B.C. struck twice on goals by Joe Whitney and Brian Gibbons before the second intermission. Dan Bertram got the equalizer at 4:53 of the third.

The ECAC championship game will be a battle of the Ivy, with Princeton (3-0 winners over Colgate) facing Harvard, who defeated Cornell, 3-1.

Wow. That is all I can say after watching that nail biting game. Only a little bit into the third period and I was bouncing off the end of my seat. UNH came out flying and I thought for sure BC was done but BC was able to fight back with some scrap goals and hard work to get back in the game. Overtime. Thats another story. I don’t know how either team could even skate towards the end of the first. Never mind going into 3 overtimes. The hard work both of the times had out there was unbeleivable. BC never stopped working for a second and that is the only reason they came out with the victory. Eithor team had equal shot at it. It was just a matter of who slapped it in first.

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